Lance Blick

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Selling Your Franchise During Uncertain Markets? Plan Effectively, Franchisors!

Posted by Lance Blick on May 9, 2023 5:30:00 AM

Franchise businesses appeal to people for many reasons. Entrepreneurial types can bypass some of the challenges of getting a business concept past the planning stages and instead go with a proven concept that has been successful already many times overs. With the advantages of brand recognition, support from the franchise organization with everything from employee training to lease negotiation and minimized risk, it’s an option that makes a lot of sense to a lot of business people.

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Topics: Franchise & Services Industry

Coming Soon: Free Mobile Activity Dataset for All SiteSeer Users

Posted by Lance Blick on Apr 18, 2023 7:00:00 AM

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Topics: Data Partner, ICSC, Mobile Location Data, Foot Traffic Data

SiteSeer Offers Free Trial to Duke University Students

Posted by Lance Blick on Jan 13, 2023 7:00:00 AM

Students in Duke University’s Master of Engineering Management program recently completed a project using SiteSeer’s mapping and other tools.

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Topics: Analyzing Retail Sites, Analytics Solution, Case Study

2022 Retail Category Winners and Losers (Jan-Nov)

Posted by Lance Blick on Dec 9, 2022 11:00:00 AM

As 2022 comes to a close and SiteSeer clients are looking toward and planning for 2023, we wanted to revisit a topic we’ve discussed on the blog in years past: which retail categories grew and shrunk (physical stores/locations) during the year (to date). To refresh your memory, we first analyzed data on store openings and closures for 2020, and then again for 2021 (or more accurately, January-October 2021).

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Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Data Study, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Criteria, Site Selection Checklist

Meet SiteSeer at ICSC Western 9/28-9/30 (and Get a FREE Month)

Posted by Lance Blick on Aug 18, 2022 1:50:55 PM

Next month, the SiteSeer team is on the road! We’ll be at ICSC@Western in San Diego at the San Diego Convention Center September 28-30, 2022, and we’d love to meet you!

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Topics: ICSC, Conferences, Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software

[Case Study]: i9 Sports Hits Home Runs with SiteSeer Pro

Posted by Lance Blick on Aug 9, 2022 9:46:14 AM
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Topics: Smart Retail Growth, Real Estate Analytics Tool, Improving Store Locations, Site Selection Software, Case Study

The Hidden (and Obvious) Costs of Losing a Customer

Posted by Lance Blick on Jul 8, 2022 5:00:00 AM

If you’ve read about the importance of customer service, you’ve probably heard that making customers feel valued and heard is good for much more than just your brand—it’s critical to your bottom line. We've talked before about the cost of a bad location. How about the cost of losing a customer? 

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Topics: Retail Site Selection, Customer Analysis, Site Selection Analysis

Roadmap to Research: Planning Your ICSC 2022 Experience

Posted by Lance Blick on Apr 20, 2022 2:57:00 PM

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Topics: ICSC, Conferences, Site Selection Software

What You Need in a Void Analysis Report

Posted by Lance Blick on Mar 17, 2022 5:45:00 AM

If you're in the business of leasing space to retailers or other service business, you need to be using retail void analysis reports. 

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Topics: Retail Data Analysis, Void Analysis, Demographic Data

Everything You Need to Know About Site Selection

Posted by Lance Blick on Feb 25, 2022 10:00:00 AM

The year 2022 is underway and if you’re an expanding retail chain, restaurant chain, service business, or other multi-site business, you’re probably focused on making sure every new location you open is a successful one.

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Topics: Retail Site Selection, Site Selection Software, Site Selection Criteria, Site Selection Checklist

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